‘Game of Thrones’ season 4 starts in April, HBO says

PASADENA - The fourth season of “Game of Thrones” will debut on April 6 at 9 p.m., HBO announced Thursday at the Television Critics Association winter meeting in Pasadena.

“Thrones” will be followed by “Veep,” returning for a third season and a new comedy from Mike Judge called “Silicon Valley.”

This Sunday (Jan. 12) before the debut of “True Detective” (9 p.m. or 6 p,m, for those with an Eastern feed) HBO will screen the first peek at the new season of “GOT,” a worldwide hit based on George R.R. Martin’s books. The network also announced that “Boardwalk Empire” would end this fall after its fifth season.